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Rescue helicopter with six people on board crashes in central Italy, media reports A rescue helicopter thought to be carrying six people has crashed in a mountainous area of central Italy, local news reports say.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. The aircraft came down near the Campo Felice ski station after picking up an injured skier.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. The reports said the rescue was not related to a recent avalanche in the same area.
A spokesperson for the civil protection agency said it was aware of a helicopter incident but had no details.
State broadcaster Rai said a rescue team had been flown in from the Penne operations headquarters, where the avalanche rescue is being coordinated.